According to this week’s Triple-A East Central gas price report Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are down by a nickel this week at $2.94 per gallon. November continues to bring gas price averages under $3 for every state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast region. The national gas price average is $2.70. That price is six cents less than last week, 21-cents less than last month and just 14-cents more than last year.

Congressman Keith Rothfus (PA-12) issued the following statement after the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded Beaver County the Youth and Family TREE grant. This grant will provide Beaver County’s comprehensive system of care $541,350 per year for five years to enhance and expand prevention and treatment services for those suffering from substance use disorders, co-occurring substance abuse, and mental health disorders. The Congressman wrote a letter in support of Beaver County’s application:
“Like most of Western Pennsylvania, Beaver County has been devastated by the opioid epidemic with one of the highest rates of opioid-related overdoses in the country,” said Congressman Rothfus. “This critical grant funding from SAMHSA will provide the necessary prevention and treatment resources to help families and individuals improve their quality of life and achieve brighter futures.”

AMBRIDGE BOROUGH COUNCIL HAS VOTED TO HOLD THE LINE ON TAXES FOR THE 14TH YEAR…AND TO EXTEND THE BOROUGH’S CURFEW BY AN HOUR. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

STATE POLICE HAVE ARRESTED AN ALIQUPPA MAN ON FIREARM AND DRUG CHARGES. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

Volunteer firefighters across Pennsylvania are getting a share of more than 55-million dollars for new equipment, training, and member’s insurance. Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced Tuesday more than 25-hundred municipalities will get part of the fire relief association funding. Beaver County volunteer firefighters relief associations will receive about 720-thousand dollars in funding. The money is generated from a two-percent tax on fire insurance premiums purchased by state residents from out-of-state companies.

A Beaver Falls man is found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman for more than a decade. The judge announced the verdict against 49-year-old Richard Holewski Tuesday and sent him to the Beaver County Jail to await sentencing in February. Holewski is accused of assaulting a girl starting when she was seven-years-old, continuing into her 20s.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 14TH, 2018

TODAY – PARTLY SUNNY. HIGH – 36.

TONIGHT – CLOUDY SKIES OVERNIGHT. LOW – 28.

THURSDAY – LIGHT FREEZING RAIN IN THE MORNING
CHANGING TO RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
HIGH – 35.